DGAP-News: SLM Solutions starts offering period for its IPO on April 28, 2014

April 25, 2014 11:02 ET | Source:EQS Group AG

DGAP-News: SLM Solutions Group AG / Key word(s): IPO
SLM Solutions starts offering period for its IPO on April 28, 2014
25.04.2014 / 17:01
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- SLM Solutions is a technology leader in metal based 3D printing
- Initial public offerings in Germany and Luxembourg as well as private
placements in selected other countries and exclusively among qualified
institutional buyers in the United States in accordance with Rule 144A
- Offering of up to 11,248,282 ordinary bearer shares
- Issue volume of up to EUR 237.9 million
- Period to submit purchase orders: April 28 to May 8, 2014
- Commencement of trading in the shares at Frankfurt Stock Exchange
expected for May 9, 2014
- Gross proceeds from capital increase of approximately EUR 75 million to
support growth strategy in dynamic metal based additive manufacturing
market
- Existing shareholders to retain significant stake in the company post-IPO
Luebeck, April 25, 2014 - SLM Solutions Group AG (together with its
subsidiaries "SLM Solutions" or "SLM Group"), a leading provider of metal
based additive manufacturing technology (also commonly referred to as "3D
printing"), announces details of its forthcoming IPO on the Prime Standard
segment of the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has approved the
corresponding prospectus today.
The offering consists of initial public offerings in Germany and Luxembourg
as well as private placements in selected other countries. Shares are also
being offered exclusively to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs") in the
United States in the course of a private placement in accordance with Rule
144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Offering period starts next Monday
The period during which purchase orders may be submitted starts on Monday,
April 28, and is expected to end on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Offers may be
submitted within a price range per share between EUR 18 and EUR 23 for
5,732,596 ordinary bearer shares with no-par value from the holdings of the
existing shareholders, and up to 4,166,667 newly issued ordinary bearer
shares with no-par value, resulting from a capital increase against cash
contributions expected to be resolved by the General Shareholders' Meeting
of the company on April 25, 2014. The capital increase will be implemented
to an extent that, contingent on the final offer price, the sale of the new
shares will generate gross proceeds for SLM Solutions of approximately EUR
75 million. In addition, a further up to 1,349,019 shares from the existing
shareholders can be placed for purposes of a potential over-allotment
(Greenshoe option). Hence, the issue volume, assuming an offer price at the
mid-point of the price range, will amount to a total of EUR 220.2 million
given a complete placement of the existing shares from the holdings of the
existing shareholders and 4,166,667 new shares and including the full
exercise of the Greenshoe option.
The final placement price will be determined prospectively on May 8, 2014
in the course of a bookbuilding process and will be announced by means of
an ad hoc announcement. The commencement of trading in the shares in the
Prime Standard segment of the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange is expected for the following day, May 9, 2014. The transaction is
managed by Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Deutsche Bank
Aktiengesellschaft as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners.
BHF-BANK AG and Canaccord Genuity Limited (UK) will act as Co-Lead Managers
and equinet Bank AG will act as selling agent.
Dr. Markus Rechlin, CEO of SLM Solutions Group AG, explains the IPO
motives: "Metal based additive manufacturing technology is ready to be
integrated into complex production environments. Leading international
industrial companies are using the technology for direct part production in
increasing volumes. This is exactly the right timing for us to acquire
growth capital through an IPO to be able to satisfy the rising demand for
our solutions."
Issue proceeds to finance further growth
SLM Solutions Group AG intends to utilize the net proceeds resulting from
the sale of the new shares to further expand its international sales force
and services network, to develop its consumables business through targeted
investments in or partnerships with producers of metal powders required as
base material for production of parts using the company's selective laser
melting technology, and to continue investing in research and development
as well as to finance working capital. The company's market presence and
technology leadership shall be secured and further expanded by these
investments. In contrast to many other 3D printing sector providers, SLM
Solutions focuses exclusively on metal based manufacturing processes that
are relevant to a growing number of blue chip customers from areas as
widespread as aerospace, energy, healthcare and automotive industries. The
company's selective laser melting systems use a powerful double and multi
laser technology and a hull-core imaging process that increase build rates
and productivity of the systems and enable customers such as NASA, EADS,
SpaceX, General Electric, Siemens, Alstom, BEGO Bremer GoldschlÃ¤gerei, BMW
or Pierburg to use the systems in industrial production environments.
Strong historic growth
CFO Uwe Boegershausen identifies excellent growth opportunities for SLM
Solutions accordingly: "We have grown company revenues by an average of 35%
per year between 2011 and 2013, and work profitable with an adjusted EBITDA
margin of 11.5% in 2013. Over the same period, we have doubled our sales
revenue on average every year in our main business segment selective laser
melting. SLM Solutions operates in a pronounced growth market and has a
leading, proprietary technology to continue on its success path over the
coming years."
Existing shareholders will remain anchor investors also post-IPO
Assuming the placement of the maximum amount of offered shares at the
mid-point of the price range (including greenshoe shares) the free float
will amount to approx. 61.5%. Hans-Joachim Ihde, founder of the company,
majority shareholder of the company's shareholder Ceresio GmbH and chairman
of the supervisory board of the company comments: "I have been in this
industry for decades and strongly believe that SLM Solutions is just now
entering the most exciting stage in its history. This is why I stay highly
committed as anchor shareholder, also after a successful IPO." Parcom
Deutschland I GmbH & Co. KG, a fund advised by DPE Deutsche Private Equity
GmbH, will also continue to be a substantial shareholder after the IPO
despite the placement of the majority of its shareholdings. Lars Becker,
Partner at DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH and member of the supervisory
board of SLM Solutions Group AG comments: "We have accompanied the company
in a phase of strong growth. As an investor we have been deeply impressed
by the technological skills of the team and the technological lead SLM
Solutions has achieved over competitors in the relevant market. We believe
the industry to be at an inflection point and our expectations are high for
the future. This is why we will stay on board and further support the
company's growth path." The existing shareholders have committed to an
obligation vis-Ã -vis each Underwriter that, during the period of twelve
months after the introduction of the shares to trading on the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange, they will i.a. not, without the prior written consent of
the Joint Bookrunners, sell any further shares, except for shares to be
sold to the management and certain employees of the companies of the SLM
Group in connection with the IPO bonus program.
Stable tailwind for 2014
Dr. Rechlin sees growth opportunities especially due to the innovations
that SLM Solutions realized in 2013: "We had a strong sales pipeline as of
the end of February 2014 comprising of 133 selective laser melting systems
that we are currently discussing with potential customers. Compared to 28
selective laser melting systems sold by us in 2013, the sales pipeline
reflects an increase in demand for our products and despite the modest
development of our revenue and earnings in the first quarter of 2014,
compared to the first quarter of 2013, we expect our sales figures to
increase in the financial year 2014, compared to 2013. At the end of
February 2014, approximately 13% of our sales leads were for our new
flagship system SLM 500HL which is regarded as the most productive in its
class of metal based additive manufacturing systems. This compares to a
share of approximately 7% in 2013 and reflects a shift in demand to our
larger higher-performance system, generating higher sales prices per system
sold. By the end of March 2014, the overall amount of signed orders was
already 7 compared to 3 at the respective point in time in the last year.
In April 2014 alone, so far we had an order intake of 6 selective laser
melting systems, including 2 SLM 500HL. In the same period of the previous
year, the order intake was only 2 systems."
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) today approved the
corresponding prospectus for the offering. It can be downloaded from the
company website at: http://www.slm-solutions.com in the section "Investor
Relations".
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About the company:
SLM Solutions Group AG, headquartered in Luebeck, Germany, is a leading
provider of metal based additive manufacturing technology (also commonly
referred to as "3D printing"). SLM Solutions focuses on the development,
assembly and sales of machines and integrated system solutions in the field
of selective laser melting, vacuum and metal casting. SLM Solutions
currently employs over 80 people in Germany and the USA. The products are
used worldwide by customers in particular from the aerospace, energy,
healthcare and automotive industries. SLM Solutions stands for
technologically advanced, innovative and highly efficient integrated system
solutions.
Contact:
Henryk Deter, cometis AG
Unter den Eichen 7, 65195 Wiesbaden
Telephone: +49 (0) 611-205855-13
Email: deter@cometis.de
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Language: English
Company: SLM Solutions Group AG
Roggenhorster Strasse 9c
23556 LÃ¼beck
Germany
Internet: www.slm-solutions.com
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard)
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